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In the mid-1980s a fertility agency began offering infertile couples the chance to pay a woman to have a baby on their behalf. It was a controversial move that attracted intense media coverage and much criticism of those involved. In 1985, Kim Cotton became Britain’s first surrogate mother. Through the agency, she was paid to [...]

Ruweyda is seven years old and has only recently started talking in school. She suffers from a condition called selective mutism, a severe anxiety disorder that means she’s unable to speak in certain social situations. School used to be one of those places – until she started music therapy classes. Produced by Cebo Luthuli. Article [...]

Image caption Jessica Whitchurch The number of women who died in prison in England and Wales reached a record high of 22 last year, and more than half of them took their own lives, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Nigel Newcomen reported this week. “Behind the statistics are stories of avoidable tragedy,” says Deborah Coles, director [...]

Image copyright Twitter/@NylonMag Online supporters and sceptics mark the first ever Muslim Women’s Day, US model Chrissy Teigen hits out at Fox News on Twitter, and a Pakistani passenger forces a plane to turn back to Lahore for love. Muslim Women’s Day The first Muslim Women’s Day has been hailed a success with large support [...]

Image copyright Chutian Metropolis Daily Image caption Jenna Cook puts up a poster to try and find her birth family When Jenna Cook went back to China at the age of 20 to search for her birth parents, she knew she was unlikely to succeed. What she didn’t expect was that she would meet dozens [...]

After an emergency caesarean, Victoria Vigo found she had been sterilised – despite not having given her consent. Like many others who endured the same treatment, she is demanding justice. “I wanted to have more children, but that choice was taken away from me without my permission – that was my decision to make not [...]

Thousands of videos on YouTube look like versions of popular cartoons but contain disturbing and inappropriate content not suitable for children. If you’re not paying much attention, it might look like an ordinary video featuring Peppa Pig, the cheeky porcine star of her own animated series. But soon after pressing play on this particular YouTube [...]

Image copyright Getty Images A social media post by former footballer David Beckham has reignited a debate over Hong Kong’s status in China, and Egyptians and Sudanese argue online over national pride. Footballer in Hong Kong-China upset Former professional footballer David Beckham caused a stir online after posting on Instagram and Facebook about his visit [...]

Single mothers have often been stigmatised and denounced. Cherry Healey explains why she’s proud to be one. I’m a single mum. I’m glad I live in an age and a place where it’s OK to admit that. We have moved on so much, so fast. Once, Margaret Thatcher deemed a single parent family so bad [...]

Image copyright Twitter/@xBexbabesx Messages of unity and strength following Westminster attack Londoners are showing strength and unity following the terror attack in Westminster using hashtags including #WeAreNotAfraid, #WeStandTogether, #LondonIsOpen and #UnitedTogether. Four people were killed in the attack on Wednesday – Aysha Frade, Kurt Cochran, PC Keith Palmer and the attacker – while several others [...]